Abstract
In the past, the legal and medical perspectives on issues relating to compulsory treatment focused on the individual's interest in liberty on the one hand and the physician's authority to treat on the other. Neither of these perspectives addresses the contemporary realities of treatment of chronically mentally ill people in the United States. The author suggests an emerging advocacy perspective that focuses on the quality of treatment.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1264-1269 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume | 143 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health